How To Pronounce Quake
quake
UK
Phonemic
/kweɪk/
Phonetic
[kʷw̥eɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/kweɪk/
In British English, quake is pronounced /kweɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥eɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kweɪk/.
Quake has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
kweɪk
Quake has one syllable in British English.
quake + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kweɪks/
US
/kweɪks/
quake + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kweɪkt/
US
/kweɪkt/
quake + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkweɪ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈkweɪ.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Quake
Questions About Quake
How do you pronounce quake in British English?
In British English, quake is pronounced /kweɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥eɪk̚].
How do you pronounce quake in American English?
In American English, quake is pronounced /kweɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce quake the same way?
Yes. Both are /kweɪk/.
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